Thrush is about to enter the end of the year, and domestic dramas are showing an endless and dazzling trend. On December 12, CCTV's popular anti-spy war production "Thrush" succeeded "Xiaoman Life", and was simultaneously launched on Youku and other platforms.
For spy war dramas, although they have become commonplace, the theme of anti-spy warfare is relatively unfamiliar. The former anti-special movie "Yangcheng Dark Whistle" became famous in the history of domestic dramas, and it was in the limelight for a while.
When the audience was looking forward to reproducing similar anti-special dramas, CCTV was unrelenting, only two episodes were broadcast, and the ratings were close to the top of the list, which made me eager to take a look.
The Thrush is mainly based on the research of the "Water Drop Project" as a clue, while the enemy plots a sabotage plan called "Operation Rock" in order to obstruct it.
Through the life-and-death duel between the male and female protagonists and the enemy, the task of protecting the "Water Drop Project" was finally successfully completed. Judging from the plot, there are no major problems overall.
In the ** cast, Ding Yongdai, Xu Baihui, and Kong Lin are all experienced actors, and such a lineup will basically not disappoint. However, when the camera focuses on the male and female protagonists, it makes people lose the desire to continue to **.
Netizens have said, please stop this kind of anti-spy war drama, it's too bizarre.
First of all, let's talk about the heroine, Peng Xiaoran played the role of Pang Hongmei as a police officer in "Thrush", but this is her first attempt at an anti-spy war drama, and she can be said to be a novice in this field.
What's more, she has been showing herself as a soft girl before, so when determining her as the heroine, many people were worried about whether she would be able to handle the role. These fears have proven to be justified.
However, the biggest failure is not limited to the issue of the actors' makeup, but also the costumes.
As soon as the heroine appeared, she had a silicone face, and her performance was like a robot, and the expression on her face had hardly changed, making her look very dull.
is obviously an anti-spy war drama, but there is a feeling of traveling through time and space in the heroine, and she completely lacks a sense of the times.
Although the heroine does not have too many flaws on her face in front of the camera, and her ** state is also very good, as an anti-spy war drama, the audience wants to see the most real side, and such a "fake face" obviously should not appear in this kind of drama.
Peng Xiaoran's previous image was obviously not like this, why did she become so unnatural in this drama, making many netizens wonder if she had plastic surgery?
Peng Xiaoran was originally a host, and then somehow changed her career to an actor. Although she has successively starred in hit dramas such as "Soul Ferry" and "Old Nine Gates", she has always been a little transparent because she does not have many scenes.
Until she signed a contract with Fan Bingbing's studio, her resources were greatly improved, and she played a role in "The Biography of Ba Qing". However, the show failed to air due to actor issues. Although I later took some scripts, I never attracted much attention.
Later, director Li Muge found Peng Xiaoran and hoped that she would play Xiaofeng in "East Palace". Peng Xiaoran really became popular with this role, both in terms of the plot and the makeup of the actors, which is impressive.
In "East Palace", Peng Xiaoran's acting skills and appearance are very natural, under the lens of director Li Muge, she is bright and moving in a red dress, showing the exotic style to the fullest. Even playing the role of silly Bai Tian is completely irresistible.
However, in "Thrush", Peng Xiaoran's performance is embarrassing. Not only is it heavy makeup, but it also moves stiffly, like an inflexible doll. Is it appropriate for such a "technological face" to appear in anti-spy war dramas?In particular, the role of Pang Hongmei is still a **, and she does not make an evaluation, and it is up to the masses to judge for themselves.
In addition to the female protagonist, the male protagonist's makeup is also incomprehensible, although he is a young expert who has returned from abroad, his lips are so red, and the fat powder atmosphere on his face is too heavy.
Although he has to return from abroad, he has to be more foreign, but his image is completely a cream boy who has traveled from modern times, and he is far from being an expert.
After seeing the makeup of the two, some netizens commented: "If you hadn't read the introduction of the script, you really thought that the anti-spy war drama "Thrush" was about 'thrush'?The eyebrows of the two are too bizarre. ”
I hope that the makeup artist can be more attentive, such makeup is really not suitable for anti-spy war dramas.
In addition to the makeup issue, the second most controversial point in the play is the dress of the actors. As a period drama, the characters' clothing is completely inconsistent with the requirements of the times.
Everyone's clothes are neat and neat, as if they are specially customized costumes for the actors, which are so delicate that people can't help but wonder if this is really the breath of life.
Some netizens commented: "The actors look like they were taken out of the dry cleaning machine, their hair is neat, their makeup is exquisite, and even their clothes are brand new, without any trace of life at all." ”
In comparison, Li Yunlong's costume in "Bright Sword" is more realistic, and the gap is far away, no wonder the latter has become the best of the classics.
In particular, the heroine's costume is close to perfection, making people wonder if she is wearing a shapewear. Did these costumes really exist in the fifties?Obviously a little too avant-garde.
Although some netizens said that Pang Hongmei's costume is the second generation of police uniform 55 style in New China, which is consistent with the plot. But if so, is the design of this costume really reasonable?Look at the 55-style clothing style in this **, is the public security uniform too fitted?
originally planned to make a fuss about makeup, but it backfired, and instead made things all over the place. This is an anti-spy war drama, the key is the acting skills and plot.
The heroine Pang Hongmei, as the **, is responsible for protecting the safety of expert Ji Danyang, but after discovering the spy on the train, she went to arrest the spy alone, leaving only the expert.
In this case, you should send a few more people to act together, if the spy is a trick to lure the enemy, you go to chase it alone, and the expert is gone, it is a big dilemma.
In addition, Pang Hongmei took the experts who shouldered the secret mission, and after encountering the enemy's encirclement and gunfight, the experts actually sat on the steps and got drenched in the rain without looking for a cover location, is this plot really reasonable?
The female protagonist unhurriedly held an umbrella to find the male protagonist, as if she was not afraid of the enemy at all.
In addition, in the scene of welcoming the expert, the sniper's bullet actually hit the flower in the expert's hand, but the expert still stood there stupidly, not worried about the sniper's another shot. It's a rush to watch.
was originally full of expectations for this drama, but now he has completely lost interest, did CCTV casting really make a mistake?
For themes such as anti-spy war dramas, there have always been extremely high requirements for actors, which not only require superb acting skills, but also find actors who are highly compatible with the role, all of which are indispensable.
Although supported by old actors like Ding Yongdai and Kong Lin, it still can't save the reputation of "Thrush". The first two episodes have already damaged the goodwill of some viewers, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch fire.
complained about it, and themes like "Thrush" are still relatively rare.
Judging from the development of the entire plot, the story line is quite complete. Despite the obstacles of the enemy, in the end, we relied on perseverance to complete the scientific research plan of the "Water Drop Project", and the task was a complete success.
Nowadays, although spy war dramas emerge in endlessly, the routines are similar. At the beginning, just the scene where the military commander who infiltrated No. 76 abandoned the dark and surrendered to the light was enough to watch it repeatedly.
Nowadays, even if a new anti-spy war drama is launched, the audience has long been accustomed to it. Although the plot of "Thrush" is coherent, there are some flaws in the costumes and makeup, and the acting skills of the protagonist also need to be improved.
Judging from the ratings of the dramas that have been broadcast so far, the effect is passable, but I don't know what the future holds. But as an audience, we don't want future anti-spy dramas to be occupied by too heavy makeup. If this is the case, there may be fewer and fewer good-looking spy war dramas in the future, and my country's film and television market may also go to a trough.